The 15-year-old was supposed to get a few thousand kronor to carry out a bomb attack, but the explosive charge detonated in his hands. Afterwards, dental records were required to identify the boy. "They don't care if the person they recruit dies," says Malin Nygren, head of the National Bomb Data Center.
SwedenBombs loaded with kilograms of dynamite have caused havoc in Swedish residential areas on several occasions. But the leakage of civilian explosives has been plugged, and criminals are now finding it difficult to obtain such large bombs. Instead, gangs are using other methods.
CrimeThe number of hand grenades used in bombings in Sweden has more than doubled compared with last year. At the same time, Customs has not seized a single hand grenade at the border.
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